Adam Hay-Nicholls Profile Banner
Adam Hay-Nicholls Profile
Adam Hay-Nicholls

@AdamHayNicholls

8,173
Followers
900
Following
2,319
Media
10,917
Statuses

Metro's F1 columnist and car/travel/luxury writer for various inc. Air Mail and The Sunday Times. Author of some books. I drive expensive cars and call it work.

London, England
Joined March 2009
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
Tweet media one
8
580
2K
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
1 year
I literally just heard Prince Michael of Kent say to a copper ‘Don’t you know who I am?’
Tweet media one
130
139
1K
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
Just completed #DriveToSurvive , which goes public tomorrow. Jolly exciting and the last ep doesn't disappoint. As usual, the best things in it are G.Steiner and @wbuxtonofficial . Horner won't win friends. Nor the Mazepins. George Russell's pretty Marmite. Tsunoda - so weird. #F1
35
18
1K
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@AngelaRayner Time for a Trading Places reboot starring these two.
9
21
1K
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
5 years
The Nurburgring is 26km long and they could have shot this championship photo anywhere along it... Pic courtesy of snapper chum Jayson Fong
Tweet media one
19
214
708
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
@MarinaHyde When I was 14, I played cricket away at Sherborne and saw one of the pupils riding around the quad on a penny farthing. I thought at the time: what a pretentious twat. Years later, I discovered it was Chris Martin from Coldplay.
18
18
706
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
Speaking with @HillF1 in today's @MetroUK , the '96 champ says Max Verstappen's title win was "diminished slightly" last year and that Formula One "can't just pander to adrenalin". #F1 #DamonHill @SkySportsF1
Tweet media one
71
68
456
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
Oh for goodness sakes Christian. Bloke got winded and went to hospital for a check up. What do you want, a minute’s silence when someone gets a paper cut? #F1
@NobleF1
Jon Noble
3 years
Red Bull boss Christian Horner stands firm on his criticisms of Mercedes' post-race British GP celebrations, and doesn't accept comments his team made were too 'personal'. #F1
32
3
27
11
37
435
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
1 year
My dinner guests have arrived #theanimalball
Tweet media one
8
24
354
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
@GeorgeRussell63 Bugger, now I have to re-write my column which called you an unapologetic little shit.
16
1
276
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@Anna_Soubry @LeeAndersonMP_ Did he sleep in a paper bag in a septic tank, perchance, eat hot gravel, or get up half an hour before he went to bed to lick road clean wit tongue?
17
2
268
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
Kimi retiring truly is the end of an era. This is me and Finnish journo Heikki Kulta with the Kimster at Pacha São Paulo 9hrs after he won the 07 championship. I asked him for a photo together. He replied “Fuck off... have you got a cigarette?” #F1 #kimiraikkonen @alfaromeoracing
Tweet media one
4
15
252
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
1 year
@karunchandhok Er… yes, sir, yes. If you wouldn’t mind just reversing.
5
3
246
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
8 months
Syed absolutely skewers Christian Horner in The Times today. Makes some valid points about CH’s strategy of being both victim and aggressor. Calls out a lot of his BS too. #F1
20
22
213
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
The beast of the Brecon Beacons #BMWM4 @BMW
Tweet media one
2
14
188
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 months
Of the revelations enclosed in this cache of alleged Christian Horner texts, the most disappointing is that he doesn’t know the difference between your and you’re. #F1
5
12
188
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
6 years
Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving officially ended today. I don't think we'll have to wait long until and international motor race - and, specifically, an all-female race - is announced there. #F1 #SaudiWomenDriving
9
33
171
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
Max Verstappen demotion is total bullshit. That was a GREAT move, and again (3rd time I'm counting) controversy will turn off US #F1 fans
15
64
177
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
Many many years ago, when he was the reigning #F1 champ, I did this interview with #KimiRaikkonen and it was rather amusing...
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
0
23
158
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
@JaneyGodley If he spends Inauguration Day up at Turnburry, as is rumoured, I shall be joining you up there with an even more offensive placard (if possible)
16
1
148
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
F1/F2’s @JaitkenRacer and I had a lot of fun this morning testing this hilarious and wonderful restomod. Pure joy. #miniremastered #oselliedition @davidbrownautos
Tweet media one
1
7
151
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
6 years
I'm quite impressed with #KimiRaikkonen 's decision to go to Sauber. It proves his motivation was never money or ego, he just wants to race. #F1
7
31
148
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@ShamiKalra Or get yourself a place on the Ginetta G40 grid on the British GT bill including entry, car rental and track insurance.
2
0
142
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
Embargo lifted. Spectator link below. #Ferraripurosangue
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
6
6
139
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@ShamiKalra …at, ironically, Silverstone.
0
0
139
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
@afneil Just watching this clip, and fair play you pushed Savile harder than any other TV interview I've seen. I think you really got under his skin. What are your thoughts looking back on that interview?
22
14
123
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
Road-testing McLaren's new sun-seeking 570S Spider in Spain @McLarenAuto
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
0
13
116
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@richardosman Anyone who can be trusted with scissors would be a good start...
4
0
112
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
Valtteri Bottas; gentleman hooligan and sole @MercedesAMGF1 representative #F1 #F1LiveLondon
Tweet media one
2
7
109
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
@metpoliceuk It wasn't really necessary, was it? What was much more necessary was to help young women in London feel safe after one of them was kidnapped and murdered by a serving officer (allegedly). Now you've got footage of cops grabbing girls and pinning them to the ground. Disgraceful.
0
8
105
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
1 year
Which two rock legends am I sat behind? A point for each…
Tweet media one
7
30
104
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
Time for No Time To Die @astonmartin @007 #nttd
Tweet media one
1
1
93
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
'Arrabbiatta', 'Casanova', 'Palagio'. Mugello has some glorious-sounding corner names, but Martin Brundle says he prefers 'Maggots' and 'Becketts', Jesus H. #TuscanGP #F1
4
10
89
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
@MarinaHyde There’s an addendum: Gwyneth Paltrow stepped into a lift with me once at Soho House West Hollywood, so I (somewhat tentatively) took the opportunity to tell her said penny farthing anecdote. She laughed so hard I thought she was going to snap in half.
3
1
81
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
8 years
Returning this beast to @McLarenAuto this morning. Sniff.
Tweet media one
3
23
82
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
Congrats to @ForceIndiaF1 , Metro's Team of the Year, and to @OconEsteban - Almost Rookie of the Year: #F1 #F1seasonreview @f1
Tweet media one
5
20
80
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
@harrismonkey A year or two later I was at a party with him ion Budapest where he had this man bag and swung it around his head, showering the dance floor with his cash and cards. Someone handed in his drivers licence a week later.
1
7
80
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
5 years
Nice chatting with @JamieChadwick55 ahead of the @WSeriesRacing finale. Best of luck for Sunday!
Tweet media one
2
5
80
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
I’m at a @fiat event in Turin, and @U2 ’s Bono (whose 1st car was a Fiat) has made a surprise appearance. A @red edition of the all-electric 500 is being made and @stellantis_official will donate $4m over 3 years to @red to provide Covid vaccines to the world’s poorest countries
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
1
15
76
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
11 years
At the Geneva Motor Show and loving this @Maserati_HQ concept. Big year for them. http://t.co/G6Y419ON1j
Tweet media one
2
49
69
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
1 year
Damn that’s good #Time
Tweet media one
0
7
69
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
Why am I on a misty moor with some random flags and a Polestar 2? Because I’m on a 1,200 mile EV rally around Scotland. #TheEVROS @PolestarCars #COP26
Tweet media one
1
13
71
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
The Grand Tour's @AbbieEaton44 talks about her @WSeriesRacing prospects and never giving up in today's @MetroUK
Tweet media one
0
6
67
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
8 months
I spoke off-the-record with a senior #F1 figure this week about Christian Horner: "From what I hear, I don’t think he’s going to make it. And I think that’s a shame, because he’s done a great job, he’s won lots of championships, and it’ll be a bit sad if it ends this way." 1/2
12
7
67
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
McLaren have brought something fast #F1LiveLondon
Tweet media one
7
13
63
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
5 years
I've driven the £1.2m track-only Brabham BT62 for @BritishGQ and I've never been round corners quicker. 1,200kg of downforce! It is exceptional. You might want to tear up that McLaren Senna order. @brabsracer @brabhamauto
4
15
64
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
@thesportsmuppet @wbuxtonofficial Hmm. Focused, gifted, smooth British superstar or arrogant young prick who’s gone full-Monaco. Both valid points of view.
3
1
64
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
In Dubai for 2023’s most hyped hotel opening: @ATLANTIS The Royal. Lunch with Jay Z. Man travels with a beautiful bespoke backgammon table. Nearly slammed down a fiver and said ‘HOVE! Care to make it interesting?’
Tweet media one
1
8
60
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@benjhunt @spinzbeatsinc None of this is a surprise. Piquet has always been a complete shit.
1
0
60
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@Vitt2TsNoC Aside from the fact I run my own baths and don’t wear make up, this it pretty much bang on my daily schedule.
1
0
61
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
Today I was pulled over by 4 police cars! My car had been reported stolen. It seems the auctioneers I bought it from in February - Coys - have since gone into administration and my car's previous owner never got his money. Has anyone had experience of this sort of thing before?
19
13
61
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
@campbellclaret To quote @frankieboyle , Michael Gove isn't even the worst person in his own marriage.
1
4
58
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
8 years
Brits booing @nico_rosberg on the podium. Christ what is this country coming to? #britishgp
18
25
57
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@Dominic2306 Someone tell this psychopathic, hypocritical, blame-dodging narcissist to crawl under a rock and never reemerge please.
3
0
60
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
5 years
Did Jean Todt just say "Formula One is the pineapple of motorsport"?
3
0
59
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
@afneil Looks pretty inoffensive to me. At least compared some of Paris' public artworks:
Tweet media one
9
3
54
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
10 years
Tweet media one
2
49
55
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
Spent today driving this: Toyota’s impressively fun £30k GR86. @ToyotaUK ’s entire two-year allocation sold out in 90 minutes. I can see why.
Tweet media one
5
5
55
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
Good call from Red Bull. Sergio Perez will will races for them and collect serious points. Alex Albon is a brilliant wheel-to-wheel racer, though, and needs better nurturing. Not sure Marko and Horner are the right people rebuild him. #F1
2
2
53
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
Fab catching up with this chap today. Lots to talk about! Exciting times @LewisHamilton @TommyHilfiger #F1
Tweet media one
0
15
54
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
6 years
I'm swanning around the French Riviera with a surfboard attached to my Rolls. @RollsRoyceMedia
Tweet media one
1
9
52
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
Although Lewis is right to be affronted by messrs Piquet and Ecclestone, his comments about de-platforming the elderly sound rather… prejudiced.
6
2
54
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
5 years
McLaren GT is unveiled: 203mph, £163k, bigger boot than we've seen on Woking cars past and lighter weight than any GT rival. Looks good, too. @McLarenAuto #cars #supercars
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
1
14
51
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
1 year
3 days till publication day #charlesleclerc #f1 #biography
Tweet media one
7
8
50
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
0
0
52
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
I'm at the @autosport Awards and Robert Kubica is onstage. I so hope we see him in the @WilliamsRacing #F1 car next season
Tweet media one
0
9
48
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
Many #F1 fans reflecting they’re missing the Monaco Grand Prix that should have been yesterday. I for one was relieved to awake this morning with no hangover, a full wallet, and no horrendous and taste-averse twats outside my window ragging their dad’s cars.
1
2
51
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
Rosie gets a driving lesson in a @Lamborghini . I am still alive. #waldorfdrive
Tweet media one
0
1
50
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
6 years
Among the more surprising things I leant on a trip to @nigelmansell 's museum in Jersey; the man has a black belt in karate!
Tweet media one
0
25
48
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
1 year
@OliGuy I’m fairness, I think he was meant to be there.
2
0
46
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
In this morning’s @MetroUK , @SkySportsF1 ’s @karunchandhok gives his lowdown on the George v Lewis rivalry and how Hamilton is far more relaxed going into the new season than his fanbase. #F1 #BahrainGP
Tweet media one
5
3
47
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
Last night’s tremendous repast at The (proper) Ivy. Can you guess which one of us left with an £11,500 Girard Perregaux watch? Thank you to @TheBishF1 and @AstonMartinF1 for a fabulously competitive pub quiz and this morning’s considerable hangover. #F1 #BritishGP
Tweet media one
5
0
48
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
@harrismonkey I have so many Kimi stories. Highlights include a party in China in 05 when he was forcibly removed from the women’s bogs (slightly less laudable post Weinstein), was basically strapped to his hotel bed, and 10 mins later room service turns up with “50 Heinekens for Mr Raikkonen”
2
3
47
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
1 year
Breaking bad news to Le Mans sponsors… Sorry @ShamiKalra , I feel for you!
Tweet media one
5
2
48
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
6 years
Lovely catching up with @LewisHamilton this evening and chatting cars for the @TheSTMagazine . Good luck tomorrow Lewis! #F1 #FrenchGP @MercedesAMGF1
Tweet media one
0
9
43
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
@harrismonkey This is me and Finnish journo Heikki Kulta with the Kimster 9hrs after he won the 07 championship. I asked him for a pic together. He relied “Fuck off... have you got a cigarette?”
Tweet media one
0
3
46
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
Things are backfiring spectacularly for @AlpineF1Team . Piastri hasn't just denied he's signed, he's announced he won't race for the team in '23. To send Alpine packing like that must mean he's signed with McLaren. Which is bad news for Ricciardo. And great news for lawyers. #F1
3
7
42
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
The Kimster in his natural environment #icekarting #kimiraikkonen #ShellWinterTest #F1
Tweet media one
3
20
43
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
This is the best advert I've ever heard for the @LandRover Discovery Sport's fuel economy. #DominicCummings
2
6
42
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
1 year
Watching the Sky and C4 F1 gridwalks... Everyone's talking about the Brundle-Delevingne snub, and no one seems to have noticed that the "random gentleman" that went unrecognised by @therealdcf1 was, in fact, 3-time GP winner and former DC rival @frentzen_hh #BritishGP #F1
4
2
40
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
I can't make it to the #76MM @GoodwoodRRC Members Meeting this weekend, so I'm selling my ticket to the highest bidder and donating the funds to @henryhopefrost 's family. Please Tweet me. #Fever
0
38
40
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@scobie @YahooNewsUK I was at school with Zara. Always liked her. But yours is a point well made.
3
0
40
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
A few pics from behind-the-scenes at the #ExtremeE Desert X Prix. What an adventure! I loved it. Congrats to Alejandro and all at @ExtremeELive .
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
Tweet media three
Tweet media four
0
3
40
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
Given Verstappen owes his 2021 world title to Perez, I think it's disgraceful he refused to let the Mexican have 4th place today to help him claim the runner-up spot in the standings long after Max has already taken the '22 crown. #F1 #SaoPauloGP
2
5
39
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
@virtualstatman Chucking that fridge through a window at Suzuka while dressed in Ralf's beer-drenched Toyota shirt.
0
0
37
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
I'm currently sat at a bar owned by Bernie Ecclestone. Out of respect I've ordered something short, bitter and expensive.
Tweet media one
5
0
37
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
1 year
@MarinaHyde ‘Behold Wootton, a sideboard made of ham, with efit eyes…’ God I love you, Marina.
1
0
38
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
Favourite car from yesterday. @svandoorne wasn't even born when this @McLarenF1 MP4/6 was on track! #F1 #F1LiveLondon
Tweet media one
0
4
38
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
I know three tracks have (or will) host two races each, but to get 17 events on the #F1 calendar this year is a better recovery than many of us expected, so fair play @F1 .
1
4
35
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
6 years
The New Year honours list is out and @LewisHamilton isn't on it. Amazing that you can be a five-times world championship-winning Brit (and history-maker in other ways) and still be parked on an MBE. Whereas: instant knighthood for anyone who can ride a bicycle.
6
10
36
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
9 years
Perfect weather in California and loving the F @Jaguar @JaguarUSA @JaguarUK http://t.co/u0iriBDtdo
Tweet media one
2
13
38
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@itspetergabriel Peter, this is why we love you.
0
0
39
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
Goodwood has sold out of #76MM tickets. I'm selling my weekend ticket and donating the cash to @henryhopefrost 's family. Who would like to kick off the bidding? Do I hear £100? #Fever
4
18
38
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
4 years
If it weren't for the whole where he was born rule, @Schwarzenegger would make one hell of a US president.
@Schwarzenegger
Arnold
4 years
My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol.
54K
284K
1M
4
2
37
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
2 years
@karunchandhok Of all the bullshit hills to die on... for both parties.
2
0
37
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
7 years
Today I've been testing a drug dealer-spec Range Rover Sport SVR on-track and off-road. Too outre for Blenheim? @LandRover @BlenheimPalace
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
4
7
34
@AdamHayNicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls
3 years
@harrismonkey I've got a 100k-mile Conti R which is utterly splendid but has just sprung three rather expensive leaks. No matter, it's worth it.
Tweet media one
2
0
34